Browse links of Art/Literary glossaries

Glossario di terminologia italiana del medioevo monolingue

21st century fashion terms with a description in English. Enriched with graphic material and cross-links.

Figures of speech, words, slang, terms for cultural phenomena: explanation and etymology. Some entries are actually mini-essays. About 100 pages of text; about 500 entries.

"Dieses bescheidene Wörterbuch soll allen jungen Rekruten helfen, sich schneller im Begriffswirrwar der Bundeswehr zurechtzufinden. Aber auch den daheim gebliebenen Frauen soll es eine Hilfe sein, am Wochenende den Erzählungen ihrer Freunde folgen zu können..."

Tutti i moduli per richiedere i benefici e le misure alternative; I benefici e le misure alternative alla detenzione; Leggi e normative che interessano il sistema carcerario; Gli operatori del carcere e le loro funzioni; Glossario di diritto penale; Glossario di diritto penitenziario; La magistratura e l'assistenza sociale; Il gergo burocratico del... View more

Lexique franco-anglais de la photo et de l'imagérie numérique

A glossary in four languages (DE-EN-FR-IT) of musical terms; doesn't provide translation but it's easy to consult, with all the terms listed in alphabetical order and/or by initial letter. A very useful tool!

A glossary of terms concerning body modification practices, i.e tattooing, body piercing, body art etc. Compiled by the moderators of Piercings.net forums and enriched with graphics and a couple of sound files.

Greek and Roman Mythology Glossary

"OpenThesaurus ist ein Open-Source-Thesaurus für die deutsche Sprache. Jeder kann mitmachen und z.B. einem Eintrag ein neues Synonym hinzufügen." Auch österreichische und schwyzerdütsche Wörter

O projecto de um E-Dicionário de Termos Literários pretende recolher o maior número possível de termos técnicos em uso nas teorias da literatura, na crítica literária, nos textos académicos, nas bibliografias específicas dos estudos literários e culturais.

All'interno di un sito dedicato ad architettura e restauro, un glossario Eng>It con motore di ricerca suddiviso per aree di ricerca, una bibliografia, un apparato iconografico con spiegazioni e molto altro. Utilissimo!

Oltre 10000 termini ed espressioni in uso nell'industria cinematografica e televisiva, Eng>-

Fakultet graditeljstva Rijeka, Hrvatska/Building Engineering Faculty, Rijeka, Croatia

Slang, profanities, insults and vulgarisms from all the world. The Alternative Dictionaries are a collection of various forms of "bad language" from many languages. At the moment, there are 2743 entries in 162 dictionaries. This is a collaborative project with contributions from a lot of people.

Also, a 131-page book containing all d... View more

«Ce lexique a pour ambition de présenter les termes sanskrits principaux nécessaires à la compréhension du vocabulaire philosophique, religieux et mythologique de la tradition indienne, aussi bien bouddhiste qu’hindouiste, ainsi que certains termes spécialisés utilisés en iconographie et en linguistique. Par transitivité, on donne les racines ex... View more

The compilers have selected terms referring to concepts and methods of dendrochronology, related to wood anatomy, forest ecology and sylviculture, or used in fields resorting to dendrochronologically dated material. Figures and linguistic and technical notes provide further information. This glossary consists of 351 entry terms defined in Engli... View more

Industry Glossary and Definitions (Company Logowear) English <> English

Ce dictionnaire électronique des arts médiatiques comporte plus de 2 000 entrées et 500 illustrations graphiques couvrant six domaines : copigraphie, holographie, infographie, multimédia (art cinétique, hypermédias, installations interactives, installations multimédias, performances, réalité virtuelle, robosculpture et télématisme), musique électro... View more

Lors de leurs séjours au Brésil, les français (du moins ceux qui considèrent qu'il n'est pas superflu d'apprendre une langue étrangère) sont frappés par la cocasserie de certaines images linguistiques propres à l'usage du portugais dans ce contexte de syncrétisme culturel. Ceux qui ont voyagé au Québec ou en Afrique francophone ont d'ailleurs pu êt... View more

English monolingual glossary of musical terms.

An open English Turkish idioms dictionary project with a preloaded English idioms index. Currently, there are more than 10,000 entries in the index database of which some 1,400 idioms, phrasal verbs and proverbs are already translated. The dictionary is open to moderated user contributions. The author plans to implement a remote dictionary lookup b... View more

Japanese to English Art Terms

Il dizionario, organizzato in ordine alfabetico, comprende sia i termini in inglese che in italiano. Ogni termine inglese rimanda al corrispondente italiano. Ogni termine italiano contiene una spiegazione e le possibili traduzioni in inglese. Alphabetically listed glossary, including Italian and English terms. Each English term links to the ita... View more

Vocabulario del cuero - español/ inglés/ italiano

Portuguese and English names of characters and other references in cartoons.

Contains some images to better explain certain terms.

Detailed glossary of common analog and digital photography terms. Enriched with tables and drawings, as well as reviews on various sections. Divided into 4 sub-sections:

-Camera system
-Digital imaging
-Exposure
-Optical

It's a quite professional glossary about photography in five languages. Downloadable PDF file.

Türkçe-Türkçe tiyatro terimleri sözlüğü.

More than 400 abbreviations found in a 19th century French encyclopaedia.

The Dictionary contains illustrated explanations of names, technical terms, and other vocabulary relating to Greek history, myth, geography, art and architecture. It is constantly being updated and expanded.

586 English-language terms have been collected together, either as main terms or as cross-references. English English is the standard for spelling. American English variants are noted after the initial English term. English language definitions follow each term. Where appropriate an alternative English term is given in brackets after the main entry... View more

Basic Glossary of Music/Music Theoretical Terms I (after Solomon)

A Handy Glossary of Common But Frequently Misunderstood Sheet Music Terminology